THE NEW YORKER first-rank improviser. (Miles Davis occasionally comes dangerously close to editing himself out of eXIstence, which IS exactly what one of his models, the pianist Ahmad Jamal, has already done.) His solos have more breathing spaces, and now and then even approach a Basielike porousness, with the result that his several textures, whIch always seem at war with one another, have more room to grapple in. The most satisfactory of the three records is the first, largely because of Its drum- mer, DennIs Charles (also on hand are Earl Griffith, vibraphone, and Buell Neidlinger, bass), who is un- canny at keeping up with Taylor, to say nothing of anticipating what he is going to do next. WIth the exception of Taylor, who plays with less con- viction and fury, the second record is a conventional small-band exer- cise, much of it taken up by Kenny Dorham on trumpet and John Col- .. trane, whose tone remains as com- pelling as haggis. The first half of the third record involves three long Taylor solos (he is accompanied by bass and drums) in which he ex- amines, from every conceivable facet, three Cole Porter tunes. On the sec- ond sIde, Taylor is joined by a trum- peter and tenor saxophonist who sound, both in the ensembles and in solos, as if their springs had given out. Taylor is unperturbed. AT HIS VERY BEST: D.PKE ELLING- TON AND HIS ORCHESTRA (RCA Victor LPM-1715), and BACK TO BACK: DUKE ELLINGTON AND JOHNNY HODGES PLAY THE BLUES (Verve MG V -831 7). The first of these is a collection of reissues that includes "Creole Love Call" (1927); "J ack the Bear," "ConcertO' for CootIe," "Harlem Air Shaft," "Across the Track Blues," "Chloe," "Warm Valley," and "Ko-Ko" ( 1 940) ; excerpts from "Black, Brown, and Beige" (1944); and "Royal Garden Blues" and "Trans- blucency" (1946). The 1940 edi- tIon of the Ellington band, which had such soloists as JImmy Blanton, Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart, Tricky Sam Nanton, Ben Webster, Johnny Hodges, and Harry Carney, was probably the greatest of all big jazz bands. EllIngton's composing and arranging, to which nothing can be added and from which nothing can be subtracted without damage, were at their peak. His soloists were consummate individualists as well as perfect extensIons of his thinking. And the band as a whole achieved a 219 A.. 7035/ Headboard inspired by a Lou-is XVI original Cast metal finished in rich antique gold le f. 30" x 79" · For store nearest you write : Interiors' Inlport Company, Inc., 78.3 Third Avenue, Netú York 17, N. Y. PALLADIO 11atld-cro.Jtedin Florence, Italy. , <<.. , i& .,. ./ ., I'ð " \. J 4 .-'"" ,/ ..-f,;,Ø'" .,. * .. , ) '}* ' .... :.:-:" -::"0" ..... / h .. \. .,::; ;- t \:.., ::..... Send lOØ for illustrated booklet. For that special room . 't "";..':w.,)>'/: ...... "",..." ." ..... -::::::-- =-:-:- A strikingly beautiful 1 , T.Ù '- _ electric clock, designed for - "':'- table, desk or man tie, that will add the final touch to your favonte room Walnut case with gold embossed green leatherette center polished brass bezel and gold hands. StrIkes the hour and half-hour. 8" high, 12" wide, 4" deep. "ff .. JZ ..J ' tCt ., .,2?:. 3: ..;'t p '*- -- See the 963 Henley at your dealers or WrIte for color brochures of Herschede and Revere grandfather, table and wall clocks $58.00 Fed Excise Tax not included THE REVERE CLOCK CO. Cincinnati 6, Ohio LLA / l (/Àm0 \ I " \ _ t, -1952 " - ..... .' , I : - 1I0. I " SOAVE ' fO V: ;_ I ... BARDOLINO , _ VALPOLICELLA -d I I I fl.1 :"ArP I \S> JI II I r JJ' in the great classic tradition I ,II ' . I ' J \!' WI\ 'I 1I'I I .It 1" u.s. Distributor: Fontana-Hollywood Corp., N. Y. - ....---- ---- f/EA1(í OF 8AlrI M0 1<.E tOCA110N :.::.:it 3 "." ."." -." . . ., f. , , # . , _.. - . é- ( I ø. . ;.. }, :) , \ "':t... . O · '. :., e to , -:y. ---1> .....,. .' No matter for what reason you come to Baltimore the chances are we're nearest to where you want to go.